Apparatus for wiring frames



S. J. MORRISON.

APPARATUS FOR WIRING FRAMES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1921.

Z 2 9 1 L 2 F d e m m P 1 and advanta sILvfns J. MORRISON,

or 011100, CALIFORNIA.

APPARATUS FOR WIRING- FRAMES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,S1Lvrns J. MORRISON, a citizen of the United States, residingat Chico, in the county of Butte and State of California; have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlkpparatus for VViring Frames, ofwhich the "following is a specification, reference being had-to the ac companyin'g drawings. I

This invention relates'to an apparatus for wiringframes and hasrelation more particularly to a device of thisgeneral char acter especiallydesigned and adapted for llSt i'n the wiring of frames stitches used it beeculturefiand itis'an object ofthe in vention to provide a device of this charactei having noveland improved 'means whereby, the frame isefi'ectively held in desired posi tion during a'wirin'g operation.

Itfis "also'anobject o'f'the invention to providea novel and improved apparatus of this general character "including means whereby :aspool,or the like, ofwire niay beheld-under tension and ina position to facilitate the wiring operation.

Anotherobjectof'the invention is to providea-device'of this general character having novel'and improved ineans whereby the frameis maintained in desired position during "a wiring operation together with means for jectihgorth'rowirig out the frame.

The "invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the combination and arrangement ofitheseveral ip arts'of my improved apparatusfor wiring frames whereby certain important advantages are attained and thedevice rendered "simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient 'geou'Sfor use, as will be here inafter more fully set/"forth.

Thenovel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to de scribe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view' in perspective illustratingan apparatus constructed in accord- 'ancewith an embodiment of "my invention,

a frame inap'plied position, and

Figure 2 .is a transverse sectional View taken through thQdGVlCGS illustrated in Figure-1, certaln of the parts being in eleva- -tio n.

As disclosed in the acam anya f draw Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 1,

Patented Feb. 21, 1922..

1921. Serial No. 474,230.

ings, B denotes a base preferably oblong in form and of desired dimensions,'and which has disposed transversely of its under surface the cleats 1 whichprovide a support for the base B. The upper or working surface of the baseB along "one longitudinal marginal portion thereof has bolted, as at 2, or otherwise secured thereto a strip 3, said strip extending from one end of the base 13 to a predetermined point inwardly of the opposite endofthe base. The intermediate portion of the strip 3 is reduced in width,said reduced portion providing an elongated recess 4 extending along the major portion of the strip 3. This recess 4 is adapted to snugly receive the top bar 50f the frame F,'said frame being of a'typeem ployed in connection with bee hives.

Bolted or otherwise secured, as at 6, to the opposite longitudinal marginal portion of the base B is a strip 7, and secured to the opposite end portions of said strip 7 and extending inwardly therefrom are the bolts 8 the heads 9 of said bolts being arranged inwardly of the strip 7. The bolts 8 are'loosely disposed through the opposite end portions ofa strip IO'resting upon the base B and having movement relative to the strip 7. Interposed between the strips 7 and 10 are the expansible members 11, herein disclosed as coil springsencircling the bolts 8, andwhich expansible members operate to constantly urge the strip 10 toward the heads 9 of the bolts 8. The intermediate portion of the strip 10 is also reduced in width to providean'inwardly facing recess 12 of a length to'snugly receive the second or lower barM of the frame'F. 1

"By having the strip 10 supported for yielding movement with respectto the strip 7, the frame F may be readily and conveniently applied in desired position upon the base '13 andheld in such position during a wiring operation.

The base B, at a point'in close proximity to the central part ofthe'recess 4c in the strip 3, has provided there'throughaslot or opening 15, through which is adapted to pass from below an upstanding finger or arm 16 carried by an end portion of a lever 17. The lever 17' is arranged below the base B and extends transversely thereof and beyond the longitudinal marginal portion of the base B, towhich the strip 7 is secured At a predetermined point intermediate its ends the lever 17 is operatively engaged with a bar 18 supported by and bridging the space between the cleats 1 whereby the lever 18 is capable of swinging movement in a vertical direction. Secured to the under face of the base B is a spring 19 which contacts with the lever 17 at the side of the bar 18 toward the strip 3 and whereby the lever 17 is normally maintained in a position whereby the finger or arm 16 is depressed below the upper surface of the base B. When it is desired to remove an applied frame F, the extended end portion of the lever 17 is depressed by hand, or if preferred, by a suitably connected pedal. This movement will result in an upward movement of the finger or arm 16 and in requisite contact with the top bar 5 to throw out or eject the applied frame F.

Bolted or otherwise secured, as at 20, to the upper face of the base B adjacent an end of the strip 3, is a block 21 provided with an upstanding spindle 22 on which is adapted to be mounted a spool 23 having wound thereon the wire WV, Extending upwardly from the baseB in close proximity to the block 21 and the adjacent end portion of the strip 3 .is a staple or guide member 24 through which the wire is adapted to be threaded. At a point adjacent the staple or guide member 24 is an upstanding pin 25 around which the wire WV is adapted to be hitched or wrapped for a purpose to be hereinafter more particularly referred to,

Secured to a marginal portion of the block 21 is an upstanding spring 26 which bears against the upper portion of the spool 23, said spring constituting a tensioning device for retarding the rotation of the spool and for imposing tension on the wire W drawn therefrom.

After the spool 23 has been mounted on the spindle 22, said spool, is held against displacement by threading a nut 27 upon the upper portion of the spindle 22 above the applied .spool 23.

.In practice, small nails 28 are driven in I the opposite extremities-of an end bar 29 of the applied frame F adjacent the spool 23 and which nails can be applied, if preferred after the frame F has been arranged in working position. The operator, after passing the wire W through the staple or guide member 23, properly threads the wire through the openings 30 in the end members 29 of the frame F and anchors the free end portion of the wire to the end member 29 of the frame adjacent the spool 23 by driving home the nail 28 remote from the spool 23. i v

If, during the threading 'of the wire, it is necessary to unwind additional wire from the spool 23, the operator takes hold of the central portion of the strand within the frame adjacent the top barf) and pulls said central portion inwardly of the frame or' toward the bottom bar 12. Thisfoperation will pull the wire from the spool 23 and the wirewill not kink due to the retardation afforded by the tensioning device or spring 26.

After the wire W has had its free extremity anchored by the nail 28, as just referred to, the wire is wrapped or otherwise secured to the pin 25. The lever 17 is then operated to throw out or eject the frame F, and the central portion of the top bar 5 is grasped with the left hand and with a steady pull on the pin 25, all of the strands within the frame F are tightened and such tightening of the strands within thejframe is further facilitated by the operator pressing with his right handthe second strand of wire from the top bar-5 toward such top bar, said strands being preferably tightened to the extent which-will result in the strands singing. 'After the strands within the frame have been tightened as desired, a second nail is then tapped home with a suitable implement and after which the wire is out and the apparatus is ready for use in the wiring of the next frame.

It has been fully demonstrated in practice that with my improvedapparatus, a frame can be wired in substantially one-half minute and with an easy operation without "kinks in the wire and also without injury to the hands of the operator. L

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that an apparatus for" wiring frames constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for useby reason'of the convenience and facility with which it may beassembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason Ido not wish to'be understood as, limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in tice except as hereinafter'claimed,

I claim:

1. An apparatus for wiring frames comprising, in combination, a frame holding means, a spool mounting positioned adj acent said means and means for ejecting'a frame from the frame holding means.-

2. An apparatusfor wiring frames comprising a base, a frame holding means positioned thereon, and anejecting means for the frame carried by the base.

3. An apparatus of the class described comprising a-base, a frame holding means positioned thereon, said base being provided with an opening, a lever positioned below the base and provided with an upstanding finger movable through the opening of'the base to. eject the frame. I p p 4. An apparatus of the class described comprising a base, a frame holding means positioned thereon, said base being provided with an opening, a lever positioned below the base and provided with an upstanding finger movable through the opening of the base to eject the frame, and means for normally maintaining the finger in an inopera tive position.

5. An apparatus for Wiring frames comprising a base, a frame holding means mounted thereon, a holding pin carried by the base adjacent the frame holding means, and a supply of Wire carried by the base and positioned adjacent the holding pin, the portion of the Wire between the frame and supthe second strip, the opposed faces of thestrips being recessed to receive the adjacent portions of a frame interposed between thestrips.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

SILVIUS J. MORRISON. 

